NEIGHBORS: River City Players perform this weekend

Take a night for the theater and head to the River City Players this weekend as they present "Oh, Our Heavenly Stars."

The show opens Thursday at the Larimer Arts Center on Reid Street. It continued through Sunday afternoon.

Tickets are $10. Reservations are available by calling (386) 972-0774 or go on-line to www.rivercityis.us.

River City Players will be dedicating the two one-act plays to longtime local actors and theater enthusiasts Jane Phillips and Robert Penouilh.

Tri-County Buckmasters is off with a bang following their first-ever banquet last week where about 200 turned out for the event.

Chairs for the event were Susan and Bill Player and Bill Futch. Word is Steve Brown, the Buckmasters' official, was pretty impressed with the showing.

The dinner will benefit the youth programs and Project Venison, a program that provides venison for families in need. In addition, the group will be putting money toward the Shrine organization's childrens programs.

No venison, but steak was the meat of the evening at the East Palatka Shrine Club where organizers held the dinner. Hear the prizes and auctioneering were great.

Former Palatka resident Clarice Kennedy will be featured artist at Abbott Tract Gallery in St. Augustine for the First Friday Art Walk this Friday.

Clarice, who was in education and a curriculum and staff specialist with the Putnam County school system, also did consulting. She didn't take up watercolors until after retiring. Her husband, Roy, worked for Georgia-Pacific.

Son Chris and his wife, Candi Perry, live in East Palatka and own and run Kennedy Rehabilitation.

The Art Walk is from 5-9 p.m. If you miss that, you can see Clarice's work at the gallery, 31 San Marco Ave., during the month of October. Hours are 12-6 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday.

Don't forget the Palatka Senior High School Class of 1967 holds its reunion this Saturday at the Putnam County Shrine Club in East Palatka.

There's a meet and greet on Friday at Gator Landing Restaurant starting at 7 p.m.

The Shrine Club gathering on Saturday is from 7-11 p.m. Cost is $30 per person. For more information, call Charlene Crouch Shepard at (386) 325-4509 or Peggy Dobbs Kelly at (386) 937-3174

Don't forget this weekend will be busy with Artoberfest on Saturday in downtown Palatka.

The Palatka Art League is in charge of that event.

Did you know longtime educator Louise Seabury died recently. The Palatka City Commission is honoring her and her many contributions with a special day. Mayor Karl Flagg and Vice Mayor Mary Lawson Brown are in the running for special salutes through the Florida League of Cities. Dunn's Creek State Park holds an open house on Oct. 13. The 11th annual Railfest put on at the Palatka Train Depot will be Oct. 13 and 14.